What licenses do I need for Windows virtual desktop?
Besides the right to access the Windows Virtual Desktop, any use of Office applications on the virtual desktop have to be licensed via a qualifying Office 365 subscription or Office Professional Plus or Office Standard license with network use rights.
How does VDA licensing work?
VDA licensing allows enterprises to effectively “rent” Windows licenses for virtual or remote devices and users through their volume licensing agreement. It can also mean an employee that has a non-Windows device, such as a Mac or Chromebook, and requires a virtual desktop to perform their job.
What are virtualization rights?
• Windows Virtualization rights Windows Virtualization Rights allow for a licensed device or user to access virtual Windows desktops either remotely and/or locally, depending on how the device or user is licensed.
Does Microsoft 365 include VDA?
For now, they have determined that these users do not require the additional flexibility provided by Microsoft 365. However, they can receive similar user benefits by licensing each user with Windows Virtual Desktop Access (VDA) per User, Office 365 Enterprise E3, and Enterprise Mobility + Security.
Does a Windows VM need a license?
Like a physical machine, a virtual machine running any version of Microsoft Windows requires a valid license. Microsoft has provided a mechanism by which your organization can benefit from virtualization and save substantially on licensing costs.
Do I need a license for Windows 10 VM?
Correct, except instead of OEM you would need a Retail (FPP) license of Windows 10 to run in the VM.
What is the difference between VDI and VDA?
VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) is a desktop virtualization platform for the delivery of virtual desktops or published apps out to a community of users. VDA (virtual desktop access) is a license required for each non-organization owned device that will be accessing VDI.
What is a VDI license?
It is a desktop and application virtualization service that allows licensed users to access Windows 10 virtual machines using Windows Enterprise E3/E5, Windows VDA E3/E5 or Microsoft 365 suite license on a per-user basis.
Do I need to buy Windows 10 for a virtual machine?
Legally, yes you will need a separate Windows license if you are running another instance of Windows as a Virtual guest. But if you do not need full functionality then you can use an unlicensed instance of Windows as a virtual guest and it will work just fine.
What is OSE licensing?
Virtual OSE: An OSE that is configured to run on a virtual (or otherwise emulated) hardware system. For licensing purposes, a virtual processor is considered to have the same number of threads and cores as each physical processor on the underlying physical hardware system.
Does Office 365 have downgrade rights?
As with all Subscription Services, Microsoft generally offers only the latest version of the service at a time. Therefore, downgrade rights aren’t available with Office 365 ProPlus licenses. And all equivalent Government and Education SKUs are also included.
Can I install Windows 10 without license?
Microsoft allows anyone to download Windows 10 for free and install it without a product key. It’ll keep working for the foreseeable future, with only a few small cosmetic restrictions. And you can even pay to upgrade to a licensed copy of Windows 10 after you install it.
What does it mean to have virtual desktop access?
Generally speaking, VDA is a right. It permits a user access to a Virtual Machine (VM) running Windows Client. This access can be performed from both company-owned devices (such as regular desktop PCs and thin clients) and non-company-owned devices (such as home computers or Internet kiosks). ↑ Back to top
How does Azure virtual desktop delegated access work?
Azure Virtual Desktop has a delegated access model that lets you define the amount of access a particular user is allowed to have by assigning them a role. A role assignment has three components: security principal, role definition, and scope. The Azure Virtual Desktop delegated access model is based on the Azure RBAC model.
What are the built-in roles for Windows Virtual Desktop?
Windows Virtual Desktop uses Azure role-based access controls (RBAC) to assign roles to users and admins. These roles give admins permission to carry out certain tasks. To learn more about built-in roles for Azure RBAC, see Azure built-in roles. The standard built-in roles for Azure are Owner, Contributor, and Reader.
What is role based access control in Azure virtual desktop?
Azure Virtual Desktop uses Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC) while publishing app groups to users or user groups. The Desktop Virtualization User role is assigned to the user or user group and the scope is the app group.